Heat radiator



July 9225. R. L. B ERS- HEAT RADIATOR I V I Filed June 12. 1922 2 Sheets-Sh t 1 ROYCE. L B sis Patented July 28, 1925.

A UNITED STATES v ROYCE, L. nnnns, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

HE RADIATOR,

Application filed June 12, 1922. Serial Nb. seaevii I To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, Emma L. Burns, a citizen of the United States of America, residin 'at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and tate of Michi'gam'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heat Radiators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein 'to the accompanying drawings. 7

This invention relates to heaters and relates more particularly to heaters employing the waste combustion gases from afurnace or the like.

It is the object ofthe invention to provide a heater utilizing waste combustion gases and formed with ribs increasing the heating'surfa'ce. v 7

A further object, of the invention is to provide a heater havin'g its outlet formed in a plate adapted to occupy various positions according to the location of the chimney to which said opening is to beconn'ected.

"The invention further consists in the formation of the heater fromsections permitting manufacture in various sizes.

' In the drawings z I Figure 1 is a view sectionally showing a portion of a building in which the improved heater is installed and showing the connections of the heater respectively to a furnace and a chimney;

Figure 2 is an enlarged rear View of the heater;

Figure 3 is a cross section view thereof, taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figures is a View similar to Figure 1 but disclosing an alternative form of the invention.

In these viewsthe reference character A designates a furnace and B the usual smoke pipe leading from said furnace toa chimney C. The improved heater which is installed on a floor D above the basement containing said furnace comprises a pair of complementary shell members E either cast oripressed, said members being formed with-'marginal flanges F which are bolted together, as indicated at G in the central plane of the heater. H indicates vertically extending corrugations formed upon the front of the heater and upon the upper and lower portions of its back, said corrugations increasing'the heat dissipating surface and further giving the effect of the coils of a hot water or steam' radiator. IAn: inlet opening I is formed in the bottom of the heater jointly in the'front and rear members thereof, said opening being surrounded by a collar I for engagement by a suitable pipe. The back section of the radiator is formed at an intermediate height with a rectangular opening J, the corrugations H being terminated short of said opening. K and L designate two plates which are adapted to jointly close the opening J, one of said plates being formed with the discharge orifice M marginal to which a suitable collar M is formed forengagement by the discharge pipe. By thus providing the outlet M in one of the two plates K and L, said'outlet may be located adjacent either end of the heater or centrally of the back thereof, such an adjustment being effected by simply changing therelation in which the plates K and L are secured to the'rear shell of'the heater.

I In order to adaptthe described heater to bemade in various sizes employing standard sections it is preferred to form both front and rear shells in several sections, the number of which may be increased or diminished according to the desired capacity of'heater. Thus in the drawingseach of said shells is shown as comprising three sections which are interiorly ribbed, as indicated at N, said ribs being engaged by bolts 0 rigidly connecting said sections to form the shells. A pipe leading to the described heater from tively in the pipes R and B for controlling the alternative flow of the combustion gases either direct tothechimney or through the heater. I

' T designates a baflie horizontally mounted intermediate the inlet and outlet of'the casplurality of stillsmaller passages U ad the smoke pipe is indicated at R and S and S indicate dampers provided respecjacent the side edges of the battle within the corrugations of the shell members E. Said baffle may be turned end for end so that the main passage U may be arranged always adjacent the end wall of the casing remote from the outlet, or if the latter is centrally positioned the baffle may be similarly arranged thus forming upward passages of equal size at the ends of the casing. The bafile is held in position preferably by bolts V transversely passing through the-shell walls and engaging upturned flanges WV along the side edges of the baffle.

By allowing a portion of the-gases to rise past the baffle flowing through the corrugations of the shells E, a considerable transfer of heat to the corrugations adjacent'the passages U will be insured.

The construction shown in Figure 4 is similar to that above described except for the fact that the outlet connection from the heater to the chimney is not established within the room in which the heater islocated. Such connection is avoided by providing the pipe fitting X which extends through the floor to the furnace smoke pipe X with a vertical partition X forming within said fitting upward and downward passages Y and Y. A vertical baffle plate Y within the heater registers with the par- .tition X forming a continuation thereof,

said baflleextending to the upper portion of the heater'and abutting the horizontal bafiie plate Y which is spaced from the ends of the heater to form upward and downward passages. Preferably thepartition X terminates at its lower end in a deflector member Z comprising a bottom wall substantially in alignment with the top wall of the smoke pipe X and side walls respectively conforming to the curvature of the lower ends of the passages Y and Y. Below said deflector is arranged a damper Z adapted to more or less obstruct the smoke pipe X to'deflect more or less of the combustion gases through the heater.

As is indicated by the arrows in' Figure l, the combustion gases upon encountering the deflector Z will tend to rise through the passage Y circulating within the heater around the baflies Y and Y finally discharging from the heater through the pas-- sage Y. It is to be observed that-even when the damper Z is fully open a certain proportion of the gases will tend to flow through the heater due to the use of the deflector While heating devices have heretofore been employed utilizing waste combustion gases, the same have failed to come into common use largely because of their unattractive and awkward appearance and their lack of compactness. This objection is overcome in the present invention by giving the heater the appearance of a type WhatI claim'asimy invention is 1. A heater comprising a casing having aninlet for combustion gases and having an opening, and a closure for said opening provided "with an outlet for combustion gases, said closure being variable in its mounting upon the casing to varythe location of said ouuetwahres ect' tothe ends ofthe casing.

2. A heater comprising a casing, having an inlet in its lower portion and having its back formed with an openin'gfelon'gated from end to end of the casing,- and a plurality of plates jointlyfo'rming a -closure for said opening, oneof said plates having an outlet for combustion gases, saidplates being attachable to thecasing in various relations to each other and'to' the casing to vary the location of said outlet with respect to the casing ends.

A- heater comprising a casing formed, of a pair of complementary shell members secured together in substantially the'cen tral plane of the heater, -inlet'and outlet openings for combustion gases being formed respectively in the lower and upper portion of said casing. V 4. A heater comprising apa'irfof complementary shell members jointly' forming a'casing and formed with marginal flanges meeting insubstantially 'the center plane of said casing, and fastenin'gs connecting said flanges,the bottom of the casing havingan inlet opening for combustion gases jointly formed in the two shell members, and an outlet for such gases being formed 1ijn the upper portion of one of said'memers.

5. A heater comprising a pair of comple mentary shell members forming a casing, one of said shell members comprising a plurality of sections, said sections having inwardly extending'ribs, fastenings engaging said ribs for connecting said sections intelist) riorly of the casing, and fastenings'co'nn'ecb ing the two shellmen'ibers exiterior'lyof the 1 casing.

6.-A heater comp'rising'a casing having an inlet and an outlet for combustion gases, and having provision for varying the location of'saidoutlet with respect to the ends of the casing and 'a baffle member within said'ca'sing intermediate said-inlet and outlet and adjustable relative to 'the casing ends to correspond with the selected location of said opening.

7. A heater comprising a casing having an inlet and an outlet for combustion gases, past the margins of the bafiie being formed saidcasing having a wall corrugated to by the corrugations of the heater, said. increase heat dissipation, and a baflie membaffle member being spaced from the other 0 her Within said casing between said inlet Walls Of said caslngand outlet and extending from one wall In 1 1 115 wh r of I afi'IX my s1gnaof said casing transversely to said corrugations, passages for the combustion gases ROYCE L. BEERS. 

